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St Michael's Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Flavoplaca limonia, Punctelia subrudecta s. str., Myriolecis antiqua +76 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Flavoplaca limonia, Punctelia subrudecta s. str., Myriolecis antiqua +76 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Greater Chickweed, Garlic Mustard +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +75 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +75 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pignut, Wood Speedwell, Daisy +187 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Pignut, Wood Speedwell, Daisy +187 more · last seen 2023

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Tawny Owl, Kestrel, Mandarin Duck +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Old Sarum WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Michael’s Church, Compton Chamberlayne

St Michael’s Church, Compton Chamberlayne

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